I don’t need that

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I am at an age when the new technology does not impress me. Instead of being connected to everyone and their brother 24/7 with visual and textual messages, questions, photos and other trash, I’d rather relax and watch the stars.

Of course I have enough of the electronic wonders to type books, create graphics, edit photos, connect to the world and even keep track of all my bills via a keyboard and typing skills learned in high school.

Recording music that could only be provided by high priced studios or making movies simply by facing the screen has amazed me, but there is a downside to all of this.

I-Pads, Pods, Phones, and all the other similar I-devices that electronically connects one with the rest of the world in microwave mentality speed to catch up on old times, ask about the latest update to a project, find out where you are and what you are doing and gather porn off the web at blinding speed is not my preference for spending time.

Not to say I don’t appreciate technology!

When the first desktop computer came out it was fuzzy with poor graphics but great possibilities with the upscale power and cleaner type and graphics. The engineers and electricians and whatever computer geeks there were, figured it out and presented a simple to handle computer with lots of cool stuff that sucked our minds in.

So many graphic skills changed with a click of a mouse, communication grew from the static telephone to videos and quality sound as the bandwidth grew. What was impossible for a single individual to perform was now at his or her fingertips.

So the potential defined itself.

Memory grew larger and cheaper and the speed of refreshing the screen and calculating demands became instantaneous. It has become a wonderful tool that is necessary in today’s society with quick reference and research yet it may be too much.

Watching people, just like you and me, walking around talking into a hand held device constantly worries me.

The device has become a plague.

Placing “the connection” on the table when one dines or inspect it every couple of minutes hoping for a moment with another planetary dweller has become the norm.

So have we lost the face-to-face verbal expression with another being without an electronic interruption? Can we communicate without the electronic media? Can we talk and express ideas and share intimate feelings without another human being without a plug?

Recently I watched a group of individuals gather in a small space with an addiction to grab an electronic device as a shelter to conversation. It was very awkward to me, though I already had my laptop open.  

Then again, I remember sending an email to another individual and stated I could not type or text or write what must be said because it must be spoken face-to-face with the expressions and the response immediately reacted by the recipient not some calculated and spellchecked reply.

You know I am spending way too much time on this computer!